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Job Title: Experimental Aircraft Technician

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Type of Position: Direct hire

Pay: up to $95k yrly salary

OT available

• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and sick time.
• Medical Benefits Package.
• Relocation assistance for nonlocal candidates

**Open to any rotary wing airframe mechanic experience and tools are provided**

Support experimental flight test operations by configuring, inspecting, maintaining, and troubleshooting AW609 tilt-rotor aircraft for certification and development testing. Responsibilities include aircraft inspections, daily flight readiness checks, functional testing, aircraft reconfiguration, prototype installations, LRU removal/installation, mechanical troubleshooting, structural repairs, and heavy maintenance. You will also support ground operations, including towing, launching, and recovering aircraft, while ensuring compliance with engineering instructions and safety procedures.

• Experience in aircraft maintenance, inspections, repairs, and mechanical troubleshooting.
• Skilled in LRU/component removal and installation, functional testing, and structural maintenance.
• Experience with turbine-powered, fixed-wing, rotor-wing, or helicopter aircraft.
• Knowledge of composite structures and repairs preferred.
• Ability to work varying shifts, overtime, weekends, and travel as needed.
• Strong ability to follow technical instructions, engineering documents, and work procedures.

• A&P License (preferred, not required).
• Experience with tilt-rotor aircraft, especially V-22 or AW609 platforms.
• Familiarity within experimental, developmental, or flight test aircraft environments.
• Experience with helicopter maintenance and turbine engine systems.

Hands-on role in a hangar and flight test environment supporting aircraft certification and development programs. Requires flexibility for shift work, overtime, weekend support, and occasional travel to off-site test locations.

Interested or know someone who may be a fit?

For more information, contact:

Cole Scopetto - (610) 249-2803

This is a Permanent position based out of Philadelphia, PA.

The pay range for this position is $62400.00 - $93600.00/yr.

Relocation Assistance 100% Company paid benefits. 30 days PTO 4% annual Bonus

This is a fully onsite position in Philadelphia,PA.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 7, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
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We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.